Cigarette machine



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J. W. MoOOY.

CIGARETTE MACHINE.

No. 324,085. Patented Aug. 11, 1885.

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(No Model.)

J. W. MOOOY.

CIGARETTE MACHINE.

Patent-ed Au 11, 1885.

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J. W. MoUOY. CIGARETTE MACHINE. No, 324,035. I Patented\Aug. 11,1885

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(No Model.)

J. W. McGOY.

CIGARETTE MACHINE.

No. 824,035. Patented Aug. 11, 1886.

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CIGARETTE MACHINE.

(No Model.)

No. 324,035. Patented Aug. 11 1885.

UNiTE STATES JUAN WV. MCCOY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE WOOD TIP CIGARETTE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA.

CIGARETTE-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,035, dated August 11, 1885.

Application filed March '7, 1882. Renewed May 2, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JUAN WV. MCCOY, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California. have invented an Improved Cigarette-Machine; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to that class of machines for manufacturing cigarettes in which the finely-cut tobacco is by a succession of operations first fed and distributed upon a continuous-moving belt or former; secondly, compacted and formed into a continuous roll; thirdly, wrapped and inclosed in the envel- 1 ope or strip of paper, the edges of which are then overlapped and secured bypaste; and, lastly,the continuous roll severed at intervals into cigarettes ofthe desired length.

My improvements relate not only to the different parts of the machine by which these successive operations are accomplished,'but also to the general arrangement of the parts composing the machine, resulting in a more compact and greatly improved machine for 25, this purpose.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing a general arrangement of its working parts.

0 Fig. 3 is an opposite view to No. 2, showing the mechanism for driving the feed-rolls E and picker F. Fig. 4 is a vertical view, and Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 show details of the various working parts.

Let A represent the main table upon which the machine is mounted, andB asmaller table mounted upon the table A, and arranged to support the feeding mechanism and carry the different operating devices that form and complete the cigarette. Underneath this small table B,and near each end,is mounted a pulley, J, on a shaft which is supported in hangers which depend from the bottom of the table. An openingis made in the table just above each pulley, so that the upper rim of each pulley will enter the opening and move on a plane or slightly above the upper face of the table. A peculiarly -constructed compound endless belt and former, K it, passes around these pulleys J J, so that the upper part of the belt moves above the surface of the table, while the lower part moves below the table. as shown at Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

I prefer to use in the construction of this compound belt a main steel band, K, next to the pulleys, and a leather former, is, secured to it on the outside; but both could be leather or rubber,if preferred. The leather belt is is endless in form, and it is secured at its middle to the middle of the under or main belt K by means of rivets, so that both its edges are free to turn up, as represented at Figs. 5, 6, and 7. The edges of the main belt or band K pass under horizontal guides L L, moving along the upper face of the table B, while upright curved guides L L serve to raise the edges of the leather former and bend them to a circular form in the manner of a trough. The forming-belt It is sufficiently slack to admit of this turning of its sides. The curved guides L L extend, however, only a portion of the distance between the pulleys J J, so that the former-belt 7c flattens out and moves as an integer with the steel belt when passing around the pulleys J J and between the pulleys below the table. This compound belt is an important feature of my machine, because it enables me to form the tobacco into a roll bya single operation. No strain can come on the forming-belt k, but it is carried steadily, positively, and uni- So formly by the steel belt or band K, and it is impossible for it to get out of order. Above this compound belt K k, I construct upon the table B a frame-work, C, to the top of which is attached ahorizontal boX or trough, D. box or trough I mount an endless feedingbelt,

D, upon which the finely-cuttobacco is placed and distributed in order to feed it to the rolls E E in the upper. part of the frame-work C. These rolls are mounted in two vertical or 0 converging series, and they are geared to gether so that their rotation is inward and downward. Directly below these rolls a toothed shaft or picker, F, is mounted, so as to' receive the tobacco as it comes from the 95 rolls E. The endlessbelt D feeds the tobacco in a continuous stream between the opposing rolls E, by which it is compacted and evenly distributed and fed downward to the picker F. The picker F separates and tears apart roo In this the pieces or threads of tobacco from its compaeted state and drops it in this condition into the feed-hopper G. This hopper converges toward its lower end, and is provided with a positive feed mechanism consisting of four endless bolts, 1 9, one on each side, and all traveling downward toward the feed-opening at its bottom. The lower end of the hopper connects with a curved chute or spout, G

to into which the tobacco passes, and through which it is forced and delivered upon the moving strip of paper as it enters the curved guides L The cigarcttepaper is wound on a spool or reel, M, from which it is drawn continuously by the compound belt K In. This spool or reel I mount at one end of the table on a level with the surface of the table, so that the paper strip or ribbon can be draw: directl y across the top of the table, passing upon the former-belt, and with it through between the curved guides L L", which form it into a trough in aproper condition to receive the tobacco from the spout or chute G". The leather former-belt k and the paper strip lying upon it, withitsload of tobacco, then move forward between the curved guides L L, and carry the tobacco under a pressing-roller, I, the rim of which is concave, and which pro jects down through the slot or opening be tween the upper edges of the upright curved guides L L, so that it compresses the tobacco into a cylindrical roll suitable for being enveloped in its wrapper to form the continuous cigarette-roll. Thence the roll moves forward under a curved spring-presser, 1 (shown at Figs. 1, 2, and 6,) to the pasting device.

The pasting device consists of a vertical disk-wheel, N, mounted on the end of a shaft and driven from a pulley, W. This pulley is 3 rotated slowly with one edge passing through a slot in the side and bottom of the paste-box M, so that it continually carries on its edge through a narrow opening in the bottom of the box suflicient paste or mucilage to gum the upturned edge of the strip of paper or wrapper as it passes by. If the paste which is carried through the slot by the disk N is not used, it is carried back into the cup or paste box M by the revolution of the disk N. In this stage of the operation the roll of tobacco is lying in the bottom of the trough, and the edges of the wrapper are standing upright. One edge only comes in contact with the paste-wheel N, and receives the paste a short distance within or below its outer edge. The tobacco and its wrapper are then carried forward to the device for folding the edges and pasting them together. The folding lips or guides o are used one somewhat in advance of the other, so that the unpasted edge is first folded down upon the tobacco-roll, and as it emerges from under the lip or guide it meets the opposite pasted edge, which is folded down upon it by the succeeding lip or guide. Thence the roll passes under the revolving brush I, which gently presses the edges together, so as to cause the paste to adhere, and

Y r rt after passing from under the brush the cigarette-roll passes under a smooth unyielding buffer, Q, which finishes the pasting operation, leaving the cigarette-roll in a complete condition. It is not necessary to use both the brush and buffer, as either alone would be sufficient. I prefer, however, to use both. The cigarette-roll then moves forward to the cutter, which severs it into suitable lengths for cigarettes. This cutter consists of two shear-blades, S S, each of which is doubleedged, being provided with circular or angular notches S S, so that all the notches are opposite each other. These blades are mounted on a rivet at the end of the machine, so that the cigarette-roll will pass between the open blades and between the notches in the upper and lower blades. Thehandlcs of the blades on the opposite side of the rivet are slightly separated, and each handle is slotted at its end. A ratchet-whcel consisting of two disks, It It, provided with two notches at the periphery on opposite edges to engage the pawl, are firmly j oined together by the fixed axle X. The pawl is carried by the band-wheel R", to which it is pivoted. Reverse motion of the ratchetwhcel R is prevented by the spring-catch S, which engages its notches at each halfrevolution. The pawtand-ratchet apparatus is placed between the two handles of the shearblades S S, and a crank-pin on each side of the center passes through the slot in each handle, so that each time the wheel makes a half-revolution the shear-blades pass each other and change places, severing a cigarette from the continuous roll each time. The pawl which operates to rotate the ratchetwheel R is connected with the extremity of a long pivoted lever, U, which passes underneath the table A, and is tripped by a cam on the driving-pulley I) once during each revolution of the pulley. The notches in the cuttingblades are sharpened, so as to form sheareutt'ers as they pass each other, and as they close upon the cigarette-roll they compress the cut edges toward the center of the roll, owing to the decreasing size of the notches as they move past each other. This drawing in of the edges adapts the cigarettes for entering a mouth-piece readily and gives them a finished appearance. It serves also, when mouth-pieces are not used, to prevent the tobacco from falling out of the wrapper.

As some portions or parts of my machine may not be clearly understood from the drawings, I will here describe them. The picker F is driven from pulley by means of belt 71, Sheets 2 and 3, which passes over its pulley The converging rollers E, Sheet 2, and traveling belt I) are driven by jack-shaft r and beveled pinions m, which turn pinions Si and S which mesh together. These transmit motion to the two lower rolls, E, and they, through their gears and intermediate gears, e, Sheet 1., convey the motion to those above and to the traveling belt D". The belts g are driven by a pulley (not shown) on shaft J,

by means of belt h, Sheet 1, which passes over pulley p Figs. 1 and 7. This turns one of the shafts that carry the belts g, and that through its beveled pinions to the other three, all of which turn in the same direction, carrying the belts g g g g downwardly inside the feed-hopper G. 4,

It is not necessary for me to further describe the working parts of my machine, as they are sufficiently indicated in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. In a cigarettemachine, the endless travel ing band or belt K, passing around pulleys J J, so that one portion moves above while the other portion moves below the table, said belt having the flexible forming-belt 7c lying upon it, and attached to it along its middle line, in combination with the horizontal guides L L and upright curved guides L L", substantially as above described.

2. In a cigarette-machine, the flexible belt is, attached to and carried by the underlying belt K, between the upright curved guides L L said flexible belt carrying the continuous cigarette-wrapper 1n consecutively under the constructing device, in combination with hopper G, pressure or forming roller I, pastingdisk N, foldinglips or flanges o 0', and brush P, substantially as above described.

3. In a cigarette-machine, the tobacco-feeding device consisting of the endless traveling belt D", double series of conveying-rollers E, toothed roller or picker F, hopper G, with its four downwardly'moving sides, 9 g gg, and spout or chute G substantially as above described.

4. The paste-box M, mounted directly over the curved guides L U, in combination with the endless belt for carrying the paper, said paste-box having a slot in its bottom and one side, through which the periphery of the pasting wheel or disk N passes, so that the periphery of the wheel or disk will carry and apply the paste to the upturned edge of the paper as it passes between the guides L L substantially as above described.

5. The cigarette cutter consisting of the double-edged shear-blades S, with their cutting-notches S,and having slotted handles 8, in combination with the wheel R carrying a pawl, the revolving disks R having teeth and pins engaging with the slots S in the shearhandles, and the pawl-operating mechanism, whereby the blades cut in each direction and change places after each cut, substantially as above shown.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

JUAN W. MoCOY. [L. s.]

WVitnesses:

T. J. PATTERSON, A. P. TARTER. 

